Name: Golden Waves Surf Lodge
Item: Golden Waves Surf Lodge
Author: goldenwaves

You will arrive at Furadouro, a virgin beach paradise at one of Portugal’s most secret surf destinations, just 30 kilometers South of Porto. A week of yoga, fluidity, fresh salty air and Portuguese tranquility is about to begin.
Bring body and mind together. Embraced by the tranquility of our Zen garden, surrounded by lush pine trees.While the birds are singing in the pine trees and the hammocks swinging in the ocean breeze, we sink deeper into energetic and mindful positions. Together we cherish this precious moment. Enjoy your daily practice of flexibility, mindfulness and deeper breathing. Let yourself melt in blissful relaxation and feel rejuvenated. We’ve teamed up with internationally renowned yoga instructors Angie Rosecrans, Joanna Daley and Karin Dorsey to connect their magic yoga style with our inspiring life by the Atlantic Ocean!
The Villa will be your luxury home during your Retreat and stands out with a clean line design inside and outside. We created an interior design that is absolutely perfect for the house and the people sharing good times together. It is a very personal state of art. Whether you are a single traveller looking for a sharing experience or on holidays together with your beloved ones and prefer a private Double Room or a Family Suite, we have it all. The common kitchen is all yours! Fully equipped and ready to use. A lot of space, enough for everybody to share some classic cooking sessions together.
Discover unique cultural treasure. Here in the North of Portugal, you will still find hidden and secret places for sightseeing. Away from tourist crowds and with authentic people. Of course, we will share our favorite gems with you. Return with forever travel memories.You will enjoy this unique experience including 12 Yoga Sessions with the internationally known Instructors Angie Rosecrans, Joanna Daley or Karin Dorsey.
They will challenge you in their “Vinyasa Rise and Shine morning sessions” and sooth your body in their “Restorative Yin Relax and Recover practices” before sunset. To make your daily yoga routine more exciting, we bring you to various beautiful locations for your practice.
Relax completely in our tasteful indoor Yoga Lounge, stretch out in our garden while the sun warms up your body, do some energetic Vinyasa yoga at the pristine Beach of Furadouro with the ocean breeze in your face, overlook the clean surface of the Lagoon Ria de Aveiro or smell the pine trees and listen to the birds in the Natural Pine Forest Park of Maceda.
The time between Yoga can be filled with additional surf classes, guided stand up paddling tours, ocean walks on kilometers of empty wild beaches, bike riding on Portugal’s best bike trail network, professional massages, a huge treasure of culture to explore, enjoy delicious Portuguese food or simply sunbathing at the outdoor pool area with a refreshment kiosk, sun beds, shower, and restrooms.
If you would like to maintain your fitness routine, you can have a tennis or football match on the home court or train in our new fitness center with suspension training and weights.

Karin Dorsey is a positive, enthusiastic and fun soul. She aims an inviting practice for everyone and encourages to explore new boundaries. As a Yoga instructor and massage therapist she helps her students to cultivate pure body awareness. Karin was educated in the Peaceful Warrior Teacher Training, the Integrated School of Yoga in Utah and Costa Rica School of Massage.
Teaching March-May
Angie Rosecrans from Florida loves to awaken others to their true potential, discover self love and tap into the flow of yoga and life. She is registered with Yoga Alliance International and studied the ancient practices at an ashram in India, which included Ayurveda medicine and Yoga Nidra.
Teaching June-August

Joanna Daley from New York is an energizing spirit and joyful yogini. She earned her professional certification from the Yoga Alliance International and YogaWorks. Besides teaching she created her own Arts & Wellness company FLO.
Teaching September-October

Testimonials:

I was so lucky to find this place. Yoga twice every day for 1 1/2 hours. I found my soul. The teachers were excellent, not only for their practice but also for being around. I have never felt better.
Thank you for introducing me to yin yoga! Thank you for good service. Thank you for a dedicated team with very hearty hosts.
A place where you feel comfortable and welcomed from the start until the end. Mostly homemade furniture and a beautiful garden (with barbecue) complete the feel-good atmosphere. Best conditions for relaxing days away from the tourist bustle - a beautiful promenade with many restaurants and cafes and the kilometer-long beach with the nearby forest and lagoon offer plenty of opportunities also for non-surfers.
Cornelius

Already at the time of booking, we received very detailed emails from the owners of the lodge, all questions were answered promptly and we already had the feeling to be welcomed with open arms before entering the lodge. Upon arrival, we were welcomed by the "Golden Waves Surf Lodge" owners. Attention was paid to every detail - be it the lovely decor of the lodge (towels were provided with bows), the rich and varied breakfast buffet in the morning (every wish is taken from the guest's eyes, every morning we were served various delicacies of the region) or the recreational activities. The hosts spared no effort to show us the varied leisure activities of the region (even a folder with the various activities and restaurant tips was made especially for the guests).
Any yogi who would like to enjoy a great beach, varied challenging yoga, great people or just some time alone, whether active holidays or pure relaxation holidays - the "Golden Waves Surf Lodge" offers the perfect place for everyone! We will definitely come back!
Esther

The yoga takes place either in the atmospheric Yoga Studio, on the beach, looking out to sea with a gentle breeze, at the lagoon, looking over the calm water surface or once we went to the pine woods, breathing the smell of warm pines. The teachers super nice and I learned a lot during my stay.I highly recommend to book this Yoga Retreat.
Martha

Simply beautiful. We had a great time at the Golden Waves Surf Lodge. The staff was very friendly, the rooms and the house clean and very creatively furnished. The owners gave us great tips and were extremely helpful. The yoga instructor was so helpful for us as beginners and we really learned a lot with her calm and professional personality. The location of the lodge is also recommendable as it is close to the beautiful beach. We met ideal conditions there (early May). Ovar is a very sweet little town with so much charm, we were very happy with the bicycles. For us it was fantastic two weeks holiday. I can only recommend the Lodge to anyone who wants to experience the authentic Portugal and likes to be active or relax in the nature. We will be coming back.
Julio

I stayed two weeks at the Lodge in June. Yoga was very good. One Vinyasa class and one Zen class each day, varied styles and an excellent instructor.
Very fine (also vegetarian) breakfast buffet. It was so clean, even when the lodge was full with people. And it was a nice and calm atmosphere.
Whenever I asked for an extra towel or anything special Sergio and Jessi did everything to make it happen. I was riding a bike every day. The bikes are brand new, great quality and it is absolutely fabulous that they are for free. They two are great hosts, they make you feel home.
Thank you Sergio and Jessi for those wonderful holidays at your place.
Patricia

Yoga was outstanding, we felt a wave of great energy in every class. We also attended one Surf lessons that was a great experience! We are beginners in yoga, but from the start it was an incredible experience!! We loved Angie, which her warm and patient spirit. I learnt a lot about the spiritual and physical aspects of yoga.
New, untouched interior, like a model home! The surf lodge is gorgeous and stylish. Sergio and Jessy gave us so many great tips about the area it is just a shame we didn't have longer to explore. The empty beach was in a pine forest, it was so clean and fragrant and we could spend time there without any care in the world. Can't recommend Golden Waves highly enough!
Stephen and Hanna

Delicious breakfast, very clean and nice accommodation. I have never stayed in such a luxury Lodge before for that cheap price. The kitchen is a dream for everyone who likes to cook while seeing nature through huge panoramic windows. The large and well-kept garden is super quiet and the hammocks, bean bags and sun beds invite to chill out. You can buy fresh fish, organic vegetables etc. in the supermarkets directly by the ocean, 3 minutes by bike away. Good bikes are always available. The people, the place, the beaches, everything was brilliant. I got really grounded and refreshed here
A holiday / yoga retreat in an idyllic setting with lovely people.
Erich

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